By Thomas Fakehany
The school district covers both cities and the unincorporated area. I sat on the committee and insisted on the senior exemption in the original draft of Measure R because I was seeing seniors on fixed incomes driven out of the area by taxes. I confronted John Deasy numerous times on his promises of financial responsibility because he drove his previous school district in Coventry, RI. nearly bankrupt because of his misspending. I moved to Malibu in the early 70’s because I could not afford to live in Santa Monica.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 28, 2008. Read the original PDF.